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the prop members detached.

I showingone of the prop'membersengaged panel 1 preferably .of metal andwhich is a desk structure adapted to rest upon a bed couch may readilyread t e text of the book .in or holding the book.

' book upon the shelf in an open position.

members are pivotally connected with the foot members and are adapted toengage the leg members whereby thefoot membersflanges 3 at the opositeedges of the shelf .are disposed away from the Patented a. .5, 1926.

UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.-

DOBRIS eoss Ann- HENRY e. cmnnas, or conumnus, .0310.

nan arracnunnr. Application filed oc ane: 19, 1925. Serial No. 03,482.

This invention relates to reading desks ing lattice work and bearing thetrade-mark for beds and it consists in the novel features as forinstance Read-A-Bed. hereinafter described and claimed. A bail member 1is pivotally connected at An object of the invention is to provide itsends with the upper portions of the end flanges 2 and is adapted to lieover the front or a couch and having a shelf adapted ,to bridge the bodyof a person lying upon the bed or ,couch and support a book in openposition so that the occu ant of the bed or portion extendin along'thefront surface of the shelf an spaced 'above the lower flange 3. Theintermediate portions of the bail 4 are adapted to rest upon the openpages of a book 5 which in turn is supported upon the shelf and hold theleaves of the book in open position asindicated in Figure 1 of thedrawing. Leg members 6 are provided at their upper portions with lonitudinally disposed slots 7 which receive b0 ts or comfortably read abedwithout support- Vith this obj ect in view the structure includes a deskpanel or shelf provided at its end and at its lower edge with flangesand havinga bail pivotally connected with the end flanges and adapted tolie over the surface of the shelf and extend across the same above thelower flange and hold the screwed upon the bolts and are adapted to bearagainst the end surfaces of the leg members 6 and hold the same atadjusted positions with relation to the shelf. The lower portions of theleg members 6 are provided with rectangular openings 10. The leg members6 consist of lengths of channel iron orv metal. Foot members 11 also ofehanfi'el iron or metal are pivotally connected by-{means of; pins 12with.the leg members may be'held at desired angles-.witlrrelatio v 6;The pins 12 pass transversely through to the leg members and the deskstru gtiire the side flanges of the members 6 and 11. may be properlysupported uponv thebedlior Prop members 13 also of channel iron couch.""or metal are pivotally connected at one In the accompanying drawingend by means of pins 14 with the flanges Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the of the foot members 11 and the said reading desk. prop membersare provided at their free Figure 2 is an under plan view of the endswith hooks -15 adapted to engage same showing the parts folded. throughthe openings and hold the foot Figure 3 is a transverse sectional viewof members 11 at the desired an les with relathe deskstrueturecut on theline 33 of tion to the leg members 6. prings 16 are Figure 1. interposedbetween the intermediate por- Figure 4 is a perspective tions of theprop members 13 and the foot members 11 and are under tension with atendency'to normally hold the free ends of the prop members 13 towardthe foot members.

When the desk is in use the parts extended as shown in Figure 1 of thedrawing, and the foot members 11 are permitted to rest upon the surfaceof the bed orcouch and the shelf 1 will bridge the body of the personlying upon the bed or couch and hold the book in proper position so thatit may be easily read and without requiring the reader to support thebook. When the device is not in use the wing nuts.9 are loosened, thehooks are disengaged from the Leg members are adjustably connected withthe end portions of the shelf and at the rear side thereof and footmembers are pivotally connected with the leg 'members. Prop view of oneof Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view with one of the leg members.Figureti is a fragmentary sectional view showing one of the prop memberspivotally connected with one of the foot members. The desk structureincludes a shelf or rovided at its ends with flanges 2 and at itslbngitudinal edges with flanges 3. The

7 body of the shelf in opposite directions. The shelf 1 may be plain asshown in the drawing or it maybe ornamented by cut-out figures=for;mopenings 10 and the prop ar surface of the shelf 1 with itsintermediate 8 carried by the shelf 1 and wing nuts 9 are swung downinto the foot members 11 and 1 5 and the wing nuts are tightened wherebythe leg members and foot members are held .in folded position againstthe rear side of the shelf 1. r

Havin described the invention what is claimed 1s:-

A reading desk comprising a shelf mem- '.ber provided with end flangesand longitudinally disposed edge flanges, one of the edge flanges beingdisposed beyond the up- 15 per side surface of the shelf member, a bail'pivotally connected with the end flanges, leg members having slot andbolt connection with the shelf member at points between the end flangesand between the longitudinally disposed flanges, said leg members beingprovided with openings, foot members pivotally connected with the legmembers, prop members pivotally connected with the foot members andhaving hooks adapted to engage in the openings of the leg members andsprings connected with the foot members and the prop members and beingunder tension with a tendency to normally drawthe free ends of the propmembers towards the foot members.

- In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

DORRIS COSS. HENRY G. CHAMBERS.

